IN SACCT

Get Started

1. Plan out your Sessions: Know how you will be using iMEET in your courses. For example, will you use iMEET to deliver online lectures on days you cannot meet on campus, for virtual office hours, to meet with students individually for mentoring or advising, for group work, etc. Keep in mind that different types of sessions will require a different amount of preparation.
   
2. Set Up Your Computer:To ensure that your computer works with iMEET visit Elluminate's Support Web Site (http://www.elluminate.com/support/).
3. Participants: Visit the SacCT Participants page for information about using iMEET in SacCT.

Read on for steps on setting up and using iMEET Sessions in SacCT.

Add the iMEET Link

1. Login to SacCT (https://online.csus.edu) to access your courses.
2. Click on the Course you requested to have iMEET added to.
3. In the Build view click the Add Content Link button.
4. From the drop down menu select Elluminate and click Create Elluminate.
5. Enter iMEET Sessions as the name for the Elluminate icon and Save.
   1. This will create a link on your course homepage. A link to iMEET can be placed in a folder or in a learning module as well.
   2. Only one link is needed, it serves as the point of entry into iMEET from your SacCT course. 
   3. Use the Actions Link button to access other options such as Edit Properties, Customize Link, Hide or Show the link and Move.
6. Add a description to your iMEET Sessions link by using the Actions Link button and selecting Customize Link.
7. You have finished adding the iMEET Sessions link in your SacCT course.

View the Create an iMEET Session section to learn how to begin creating sessions.

Tutorials

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• Set-Up iMEET in your SacCT course
• Access an iMEET Session in SacCT
• Edit an iMEET Session in SacCT
• View an iMEET Recording in SacCT

 

Create an iMEET Session

Two types of iMEET Sessions can be created via SacCT: Private or Public sessions. 

Private meetings can only be accessed via the SacCT course. Public meetings can be accessed via your SacCT course or from the main iMEET page and require that the user enter a password to access them from the public schedule.  That password will also be needed to view Recordings from public meetings.

1. In the Teach view of your course click on the iMEET Sessions link you created.
2. The iMEET page will open where you can begin creating meetings. You will see various options:
   1. Manage Sessions – use to create meetings by clicking add new session.
   2. Manage Recordings – use to access recordings of your meetings.
   3. Calendar – use to navigate the schedule of meetings by day, week, month and year.
   4. Help – use to access information about the different functions in iMEET.
3. Click on the add new session link to create your iMEET session(s).
4. Provide a Name for your session.
5. Select the Start and End times and dates, for your Session.
6. Optionally, you can select to Repeat your Session on a daily or Weekly basis. Please Note: This option is only available when you are first creating a session and not after it has already been created.
7. If needed, make your session Public by selecting the checkbox and entering a password.
8. Click the Schedule it! button to schedule your session.
9. A Session Confirmation page will appear. Verify that session information is correct. You can edit a session by going back to the Schedule.
10. You can send an email message to your students about the iMEET Session by selecting the Send Reminder link.
11. Return to the iMEET Schedule to verify that session is listed.
12. Check the Student View to make sure iMEET Sessions icon is visible to students. Please Note: the iMEET Sessions link will not work in the Student View of your course. Only use the Student view to verify that the iMEET Sessions icon is visible to students.

 

View an iMEET Session

1. Begin in the Teach View of your SacCT course.
2. Click on the iMEET Sessions link or icon in your course (you may have placed it on the Course Home Page, in a Folder, or Learning Module).
3. From the iMEET page that appears, use the Calendar to navigate to the session.
4. The session will appear on the schedule. If the Session Name displays in Blue it means the session is active and available.
5. Click on the Session Name to open the iMEET Session.

Edit an iMEET Session

1. Begin in the Teach View of your SacCT course.
2. Click on the iMEET Sessions icon or link on your course homepage (or folder, learning module) to open the iMEET page.
3. Use the Calendar to navigate to the session date. Your session will appear in the schedule.
4. Click on the Edit link at the right of session name.
5. From the Modify Session page that appears make your changes: session name, start and ending dates and time.
6. Click Accept to Save session changes.
7. The Session Confirmation page appears. Verify that information is correct.
8. Use the Calendar to navigate to your session and verify that it appears on the schedule.

View a Session Recording

1. Begin in the Teach View of your SacCT course.
2. Click on the iMEET Sessions icon or link on your course homepage (or folder, learning module) to open the iMEET page.
3. From the iMEET Page click the Manage Recordings link.
4. Use the Calendar to navigate to the session date.
5. All session recordings for the selected date will appear in the schedule.
6. Session recording names will appear as blue links. Click on the Recording Name to open the recording.